May 2010

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Pictures of day-to-day life in Uganda

It’s picture time! Life the past couple weeks has been busy with work at the clinic, health promotion projects, and organizing workshops for the midwives. I am learning so much….my brain feels overwhelmed most of the time. The people work hard and try hard. Many times I just shake my head at the backward ways [...]

Turkey Part 1 – Istanbul

I am sitting on a bus right now to Bodrum – and it has wifi.  Perfect chance to post on some of my experiences so far. I am here in Turkey with a group of 10 students and our professor who is leading our experience here.  Over the past 4 days we have been visiting [...]

Hello from a small town 2 hours north of the Ugandan capitol. I am in Kasana, in the Luweero district. I arrive wednesday morning after a long journey on 4 flights, lots of layovers, and very little sleep. Kristen, (the program director from Canada who is currently living in Uganda) and Ben (Shanti Uganda’s driver- [...]